Development of an Unmanned Capsule for large-scale maritime search and rescue

Author

Matos, Anibal ; Silva, Enrico ; Cruz, Nuno ; Alves, Jose C. ; Almeida, Duarte ; Pinto, M. ; Martins, Alfredo ; Almeida, Jorge ; Machado, Diana

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Porto, Porto, Portugal

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper describes the development and testing of a robotic capsule for search and rescue operations at sea. This capsule is able to operate autonomously or remotely controlled, is transported and deployed by a larger USV into a determined disaster area and is used to carry a life raft and inflate it close to survivors in large-scale maritime disasters. The ultimate goal of this development is to endow search and rescue teams with tools that extend their operational capability in scenarios with adverse atmospheric or maritime conditions.

Keywords

disasters; marine accidents; marine control; marine safety; marine vehicles; remotely operated vehicles; rescue robots; USV; atmospheric conditions; autonomous control; large-scale maritime disasters; large-scale maritime search and rescue; life raft; maritime conditions; operational capability; remote control; robotic capsule development; robotic capsule testing; search and rescue operations; search and rescue teams; unmanned capsule; Batteries; Global Positioning System; Robots; Sensors; Springs; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans - San Diego, 2013

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

Filename

6741340